We are on a regular rotation with Justice Gardens. We are scheduled to receive a shipment of produce from them every other Saturday (for the duration of the farm market season). With a regular schedule, we can make sure the produce gets to where it needs to go smoothly and quickly. We are also talking to some other local community gardens, because we are more than happy to take their excess produce.
We also got a shipment from Snowville Creamery, thanks also to a tip from Justice Gardens! This is absolutely beautiful milk from cows raised without artificial hormones. It is also non-homogenized, so the fat content is in a form much better for human consumption. People who are lactose intolerant often respond well to this kind of milk. This is top-of-the-line stuff! Snowville says that they can make a delivery just about every Saturday afternoon. Fresh milk is an unusual luxury for most food pantries, so we are happy to give this a try!
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At the second installment of our book discussion on Disturbing the Peace on Sunday, we heard from a local organizer who takes people to the annual protest at WHINSEC (formerly known as the School of the Americas) in Ft. Benning, GA. Some participants in the book study expressed a desire to make the trip this year. We will be sending out more information as we get closer to the date. We would love to send a large group from Columbus down this year!
I was there in 1999 with about 10,000 people. There were speakers, musicians, booths with information on justice activities. At the close of the weekend, a large portion of the attendees chose to commit civil disobedience and trespass onto the military grounds and face arrest. It is a powerful event, as each participant walks onto the grounds carrying a cross with the name of a person who has died at the hands of US trained graduates of the SOA.
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